(Note: this review was previously posted on Letterboxd. Here is a version for the Avocado, with pictures included.) Earlier this week, I watched Irving Lerner’s masterful noir Murder by Contract. It’s one of those movies that could have just been a cheap quickie that’s easily forgotten about but, thanks to Lerner’s stylish directing, it’s fantastic. I bring it up because Dark Phoenix is the anti-Murder by Contract; it was made for more money than Irving Lerner probably ever saw, is loaded with great actors, is based on one of the most popular comic stories of all time, and it’s complete … Continue reading Review: I Spent a Dollar to See Dark Phoenix and That Was Still Too Much